Shalabee Ibrahim

Shalabee Ibrahim
Shalabee at Niuma Mohamed 's Silver Jubilee celebration event, 2019
Born	(1997-05-30) 30 May 1997 (age 27) M. Mulah, Maldives
Alma mater	Al-Madhrasathul Arabiyyathul Islamiyya
Occupations	Playback singer songwriter
Years active	2015–present
Spouse	Shifa Ibrahim ​ (m. 2020)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Pop filmi boduberu electronic
Instrument	Vocals
Website	shalabee.com

Shalabee Ibrahim (born March 30, 1997) is a Maldivian singer. Born in Mulah, Maldives, his career began upon participating in the reality show Maldivian Idol (2016), in which he was awarded as the first runner up of the show.

Early life and career

1997–2012: School life

Shalabee Ibrahim studied from Al-Madhrasathul Arabiyyathul Islamiyya. He was a prefect and participated in several Quran reciting competitions.^[1] He participated in the National Quran Competition for more than 9 times and has repeatedly being awarded; also winning the 2nd place from the whole competition once.^[2] Regarding his studies, Ibrahim said; "It was good till grade 9. Afterwards, I quit. I always have to get ready for the exams after memorising something. I never understand it to that extent, and there is a lack of interest".^[2] After completing grade 9, he found a new interest in boduberu and started performing boduberu along with some of his friends.^[1]

2015–present: Maldivian Idol and beyond

In 2015, Ibrahim participated in the Boduberu Challenge, where he was the lead singer of the boduberu group Dhammaanu. At the end of the show, he was awarded as the best singer of the season.^[3] The same year, he auditioned for the first season of Maldivian Idol and was chosen as the first runner-up of the show.^[4] A while after the results were declared, Shalabee’s manager Ali Amir refused to accept the results of the show and demanded to publicize the results of votes.^[5] However, a day later the team decided to move forward with the agreement that was made along with Public Service Media, which involves talent managing programs for a span of two years.^[6]

On 30 June 2016, Ibrahim released his first studio album. Titled Hidhaaee Noor, it was an album of hymns and was launched by Maumoon Abdul Gayoom who also penned lyrics for one of the songs from the album.^[7]

Philanthropy

Besides his career in music, Ibrahim has also showed interest in contributing to various charities. In 2016, he decided to cover study related costs of a special needs child for 1 year.^[8]

Discography

Feature film

Year	Film	Song	Lyricist	Co-artist(s)
2017	Hahdhu	"Thaubaa"	Mohamed Abdul Ghanee, Ismail Mubarik	Mohamed Abdul Ghanee, Hussain Ali, Ibrahim Zaid Ali, Ibrahim Nashif
	Bos	"Veyn Thakun Dhin"	Adam Haleem Adnan	Mariyam Ashfa
2023	Beeveema	"Beeveema"	Ahmed Zareer	Mariyam Ashfa

Non-film songs

Year	Album	Song	Co-artist(s)	Ref.
2016	Ehandhaanugai Covers	"Vevunee Loabey"	Mariyam Ashfa

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Ref.
Hidhaaee Noor	Released: 30 June 2016 Label: — Composer(s): Shalabee Ibrahim Writer(s): Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Adam Naseer Ibrahim, Hassan Shakir Mohamed, Adam Abdul Rahman Formats: CD	[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2023	November	Passenger	Special appearance	[10]

References

1. Nadheem, Ahmed (10 April 2016). "Went to final after winning every single match; what's the fate for tonight?" (in Divehi). Avas. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
2. Nadheem, Ahmed (10 April 2016). "People say I am better than Ali Rameez" (in Divehi). Avas. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
3. Nadheem, Ahmed (10 June 2016). "Hearts' Idol; though not selected for Idol" (in Divehi). Avas. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
4. Ali, Ahmed (3 May 2016). "Laisha wins 'Maldivian Idol'". Vaguthu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
5. Ali, Ahmed (3 May 2016). ""Corruption involved in selecting the Idol, will not accept the results" – Shalabee's manager". Vaguthu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
6. Abdulla, Fareeha (3 May 2016). "Shalabee decided to move forward with PSM agreement" (in Divehi). Vaguthu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
7. Rasheed, Reeaan (1 July 2016). "Shalabee's first Madhaha Album "Hidhaaee Noor" released" (in Divehi). Vaguthu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
8. Rasheed, Reeaan (1 July 2016). "Shalabee to cover study related costs of a special needs child for 1 year". Vaguthu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
9. Adhushan, Ahmed (30 June 2016). "Shalabee's "Hidhaaee Noor" released" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
10. Lubaa, Aminath (5 December 2023). "Review: "November" perfectly ripe for a December". The Press. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.